Sunday at Deer Creek

I wish I had thought to get more pictures than I did, but I only have four (and those were thanks to my sister-in-law) to share.

Instead of the usual popcorn and pizza at one of our homes, Angela suggested hot dogs at the lake.  The lake being Deer Creek Reservoir, which is just south west of Heber. Poor Darren's family had been suffering from an unidentified bug, but were able to make it.

Jeremy and I floated on giant yellow inner tubes.

Angela, Dad, Matthew and Madelynn went on a boat.  We didn't get a picture of that.

Bella is too small for any water fun, and she hadn't been feeling well, so she sat on the beach side.

Later we barbecued hot dogs, and had a family picnic in a pavilion on the shore.  All in all I think it was a pleasant day.

Madelynn is a Put On

I've never met a bigger ham than Madelynn.  I don't know where she gets it from.

Sunday Dinners

The paternal side of our family growing up always got together nearly every Sunday to have Popcorn and Pizza.  Even with families moving away, and the cousins becoming married and starting families it is amazing to see how many of us carry on the tradition.

Geocaching with the Joneses

I wish I had been smarter about planning our Geocaching adventure with Mom and John.  I forgot to download the caches locations.  I knew my GPS would work in the mountains, but forgot to find if caches exist I would need the internet.  So instead of finding the ten or twelve hidden along our route we found one at the beginning and one at the end.

The first required some billy goating so Mom was a trouper and stayed at the bottom with Madelynn so John, Jeremy and I could go and find it.

Penguin's Point

The end cache we all looked for.  This was Mom's first cache and she should be proud of herself.

Alpine Scenic Highway

[Some] Flower Girl Pictures

Ms. Madelynn was asked by her aunt Amanda to be one of the flower girls in the wedding.   These are a few of the photos Grandma Myker was able to capture.

Play Ball!

I thought as much as my OCD wants me to put all the events in chronological order, it will take me forever and I will forget about the things happening in the now.

It has been hot in Utah.  Miserably hot during the days, but during twilight the air starts to cool and lends itself to BBQs and family games.

Dad and Angie have a hammock swing in the back yard.  It is one of Madelynn's favorite things about Poppa's house.  She wanted Jeremy to sit with her this time.

Madelynn is quite the little softball player...well T-Ball player...well I'm not sure.  She can throw a ball and [sometimes] hit the ball pretty far.  All I know is she loves it, and is athletic for a preschooler.  Poppa, Jeremy and I all got into the action at some point during the night.

Madelynn playing with Daddy and Poppa.

Easter Weekend

We spent Easter weekend on the Whidbey.  We went up on Friday night, and stayed with the Reeds through Sunday.

Saturday was such a beautiful day we decided to take the kids to the park.  While at the park I decided to  go geocaching.  I found the first one by the swing set, but the second required a little hike.  The whole family went on the back trials behind Fort Nugent park to find a clever cache by following the reflective dots on trees.

On Sunday morning the nuggets did the whole Easter basket thing, which in years past we had not done, but this year Madelynn had one because we were at the Reeds.

Finally the little ones found eggs out in the yard.